白鲢

白鰱
báilián
noun

Measure Word

一条白鲢 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 silver carp
鲢鱼 liányú Fish and seafood

Examples

HSK 6
Zhè tiáo báilián zúzú yǒu wǔ jīn zhòng.
This silver carp weighs a good five jin.
HSK 7-9
Báilián chī shuǐ lǐ de fúyóu zhíwù, néng bāngzhù jìnghuà shuǐzhì.
Silver carp eat the plankton in the water and help keep it clean.

Tips

culture
白鲢 is the same fish as 鲢鱼, named for its silvery scales, and one of the 四大家鱼 'four domestic fish' raised together in Chinese ponds, with 花鲢 'bighead carp', 草鱼 'grass carp' and 青鱼 'black carp'. Its flesh is full of fine bones.

Stroke Order

白 bái
鲢 lián